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CM100 MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)

In the 21st century, every company has become a media and communications company, which means that creative production skills are not only essential to securing the most coveted jobs in the media, entertainment, and communications industries, but are also attractive to employers across job sectors. Students will learn a broad range of media production techniques from dedicated professors and accomplished media professionals from Sacred Heart University's School of Communication, Media and the Arts (SCMA). Course topics include website building, podcasting, photography, video/film, TV production, and portfolios & posters. In addition to learning to produce projects and artifacts with more widely available technologies like smart phones, tablets, and laptops, students will utilize SCMA's industry-standard equipment, software, labs and production studios.

Offered: Summer 2 Semester Contact Department

CM 101 INTRO TO MEDIA CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)

Introduction to media technology, examining the impact of radio, television, newspapers, still photography, film, and the computer on the human condition. Trains the student to be a perceptive consumer of contemporary mass media by exploring how each medium codifies reality. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required.

Offered: All Semesters All Years

CM 102 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)

Introduction to a wide ranging study of multimedia production. Students will learn audio and video production techniques and create media for online distribution.

Offered: All Semesters All Years

CM 103 Capturing Your Irish Adventure 3.0 Credit(s)

Capturing Your Irish Adventures gives students the opportunity to explore, capture and create video content through a mix of workshops, practical sessions and class adventures while living in Dingle, Ireland.

Offered: As Needed All Years

CM 110 INTRODUCTION TO LIVE SPORTS DIRECTING 1.0 Credit(s)

This course provides students with an understanding of the comprehensive approach to building and directing a live sporting event. Focusing on pre-event preparation, in-game assignments and critical terminology, students will gain insight on the creation and execution of a successful live sports broadcast with classroom and interactive experiences.

Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years

CM 111 MOTION GRAPHICS BASICS 1.0 Credit(s)

This course serves as an introduction to the world of motion graphics in the Adobe Creative Suite. Students will explore 3D space navigation, motion tracking, keyframing and masking while building familiarity in After Effects, Premiere and Photoshop.

Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years

CM 121 HISTORY OF FILM I 3.0 Credit(s)

Introduction to the historical development of filmmaking from 1895 to 1945, highlighting the evolution of the film as a means of expression. Films from the past are shown at each class meeting followed by a discussion of several aspects of the film. Prerequisite: Take CM 101 or MS 101

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 123 HISTORY OF FILM III 3.0 Credit(s)

This course covers the history of motion pictures from 1975 to the present, including extensive screening of classic and contemporary films. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 124 HISTORY OF BROADCASTING 3.0 Credit(s)

Explores the history of radio and television broadcasting, including financing of research, technological developments, regulation, structure of genres, the social context and values of programs, legal and political implications of national and international broadcasting, and the effect on cultural identity and national sovereignty. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;

Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CM 125 HISTORY OF JOURNALISM 3.0 Credit(s)

Investigates the social history of American journalism from the penny press to the World Wide Web, including technological developments in news gathering and delivery, regulation and consolidation of the press, social and political implications of coverage, effects of changes in literacy and society, comparisons with other models, and trends toward globalization. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;

Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CM 126 HISTORY OF ADVERTISING & PR 3.0 Credit(s)

Provides a critical overview of the history, purpose, and various methods related to advertising and public relations. Students analyze the semantic and syntactic properties of ads and public relations campaigns from the consumer point of view with special emphasis on how they communicate persuasively. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;

Offered: All Semesters All Years

CM 128 HISTORY OF SPORTS MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)

CM 128 explores the history of sports media including its relation to the history of sports in general, technological developments, its connections to civil rights history, legal and political implications of national and international sports broadcasting, the relationship between sports media and gender issues, and the effect on cultural identity and national politics. Prerequisite: Take CM-101

Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CM 130 MEDIA & CULTURAL LITERACY 3.0 Credit(s)

Through guided reflection on our own media and cultural enviornments and exploration of the media and culture of another country, students will gain a foundation for intercultural competence.

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 131 ITALIAN MEDIA: FILM TO FOOD 3.0 Credit(s)

This course will consider the Italian media from several perspectives, with a focus on the intersection of traditional Italian culture and the international media.

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 132 IRISH MEDIA: MOVIES TO MUSIC 3.0 Credit(s)

This course will consider the Irish media from several perspectives, with a focus on the intersection of traditional Irish culture and the international media.

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 133 EUROPE IN FILM 3.0 Credit(s)

Students in this class will explore representations of Europe in film and shoot their own video exploration of a nearby city or town.

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 135 IRISH CINEMA 3.0 Credit(s)

Students will explore both cinema created in Ireland and representations of Ireland and the Irish in American film.

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 140 SPECIAL TOPICS: GLOBAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)

This repeatable special topics class provides students with an opportunity to engage with Global Media through a study abroad, study away or virtual exchange experience. Students analyze global media to consider differences in aesthetic traditions, modes of practice, cultural contexts and/or viewpoints. Coursework will challenge students to communicate appropriately and effectively with a diverse intended audience.

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 150 SPORTS COMMUNICATION PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)

Sports Communication Practicum is a hands-on experiential learning course designed to give students first-hand experience gaining the practical skills necessary to succeed in the contemporary sports communication industry. This course is designed for students to receive training and guidance from SCMA faculty while working on projects for the SHU Athletics Department.

Offered: All Semesters All Years

CM 198 SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY & SOCIAL VR VR EXPLORATION 3.0 Credit(s)

Social media has dramatically altered the ways in which individuals and organizations communicate. In this course students will explore how social media has impacted culture as a whole and students will interrogate the role of social media in the construction of personal and professional identity. An exciting element to this course is that it is enhanced by VR, meaning that there will be several elements and assignments that take place in a social VR setting. In addition, students will analyze corporate and non-profit uses of social media tools and tactics and execute their own social media campaign in order to demonstrate their knowledge of the course concepts. Throughout the course students will be asked to consider the ethical dilemmas put forth by social media technologies and the people that use them. At the end of the course, students will reflect on their own campaigns and think about the future of social media as it relates to social VR.

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 201 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES 3.0 Credit(s)

A study of the language of moving pictures. Unlike the linear sequence of speech and the written word, moving pictures create a simultaneity of sensory perception. Through an intensive study of experimental and feature films, this course explores the nature of the moving images and how they are organized to create a whole.

Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CM 211 NEWS WRITING & REPORTING I 3.0 Credit(s)

An introduction to basic news writing and journalistic reporting principles. Concepts of journalism provide a format for an analysis of the news media and the responsibilities of a journalist in today's society. Workshop sessions utilize the concepts in practical work. A prerequisite to CM 311. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 and ENG 110 or FYS or FYWS 125

Offered: All Semesters All Years

CM 212 MEDIA LITERACY 3.0 Credit(s)

This course expands on CM 101 with extensive examination of theories of media effects on behavior, values, and social/political structures, with an emphasis on contemporary media and the consequences of the shift to an online digital environment. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;

Offered: All Semesters All Years

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